Colourful Tales of the Western Australian Goldfields by Norma King

Book Description

Secondhand. . Good condition. Wear to book at corners and spine. The previous owner has redacted the ownership detail on the inside front cover - partly covered by the dust jacket. Weird little spaceman sticker on inside front cover, covered by dust jacket. Mark on front endpage. Foxing to back endpage. Some highlighting in pencil. Dust jacket has wear at edges, with a small tear to the tail of the back cover. Dust jacket is in protective plastic.

Both famous and obscure events crowd these pages, contributing to form a complete and intriguing portrait of life on the Goldfields. These true stories are sometimes of dramatic situations, sometimes of everyday happenings, tinged with humour and poignancy.

The fortunes of towns, companies, mines, families and individuals from boom-time to depression are traced with telling accuracy and detail by a writer whose life and background are interwoven with the story of the Western Australian Goldfields. (book flap)